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J. E. DUNWOODY.

LOADING 0F MAGAZINE DRUMS 0F LEWIS AND LIKE GUNS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-23. I918.

Patented June 10, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I I. E. DUNWOODY.

LOADING 0F MAGAZINE DRUMS 0F LEWIS AND LIKE GUNS, APPLICATION FILED IAN-23. I9I8.

1306, 116; I PatentedJIIn 10, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2L' mfl a 6 $020 '0 7 K Lewis and lik Guns, of which is a specification.

' OHN ERNEST DUNWOODY, or BELFAST, IRELAND.

Loenme or MAGAZINE-DRUMS 0F LEWIS AND LIKE eons To aZZ whom it may concern: 7

7 Be it known that I, :JOHN ERNEST DUN- wooD ,-'of 92 Holywood road, Strandtown, Belfast, Ireland, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relatin'g to the Loading of Magazine-Drums of the following f This invention relates to guns and rifles of the class havlngr a removable circular drum magazine, '(such, for lnstance as -the 7 Lewis? gun) and its object isto provide a convenientand easily portable device adaptedjto effect the rapid loading of the magaiz ine drums. At present the drums are generally filled or loaded by hand, one carf tridge' ata, time, and on an average, about 7 ninety'seconds are required to fill a single drum whereas, with my device, a drum can be filled withjcartridges in fifteen seconds. 1 I

. The filling'or, loading device comprises a suitably shaped: receptacle for one or more 5 cartridge clips with cartridges therein, and, I v

working through a slot in the bottom of the lc 'lip receptacle, is amemberconnected with ahand lever, which is pivotally connected withthe frame of the device in such manner 7 I W that movements'fo'f the hand leverfin one V therewith, to engage orpress on the car.'

direction will cause the member, connected tridges in the clip, or in the lowest clip when I 1 more 'than oneclip is in the receptacle, and

; force them out of the clip into, an inclined chute, while, {at the same time,-the member will jjen'gage itself-- with the springs of the clip 50 that when the member is moved back I i I by, the hand lever to its starting position it a will, durifngs'u'ch, movement, carry away or eject ftheempfty clip and so allow theenext' clip tefdrop' into position. The cartridges delivered ifroin the clip into the inclined chuteroll "down same'and fall, one at a time,

I g dsitionj in thein'agazine drum which is removably and turn'ably supported under.- neath and? correspondingly and suitably turned-through the, medium of ahand lever o andisiniilltaneously with the delivery of the cartridgesfromthe"clip, so that each cartridgeflfallsjfmm the chute into its proper position in the drum, means being provided rto prevent the drum turning back to the starting position, said means being capable Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 1 119 10, 1919, 7 Application filed January 23,

1918, -Seria1No.213,285.,

of allowing the reversal of the drum when necessary.

In order tha'tth'e invention may be clearly understood. I have hereunto appended explanatory drawings, whereon:

Figure l is a side elevationof the device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

. Fig. 3 is another side elevation with parts cut away to show how the cartridges are delivered into the chute andfrom the chute to the drum. I v 1 Fig. 4: is an isometric view with parts cut away to show the automatic stop.

Referring to the drawings:

The filling or loading device comprises a receptacle a supported on a frame 6 having atits underside a magazine post or spindle e for the magazine drum 9 and whereon the drum is turnalole. j The receptacle a is hand lever d pivotally connected with the frame 6 at 6?, canbe movedinto the receptacle and out'of sarjn e again in such manner that movements of the hand lever 61 in the directionv of the arrow :10 (Fig. ,2) will cause the member cto press the cartridges 12 out of theclip b at the bottom of the receptacle, or out of the lowest clip ifmore than one clip is in the receptacle a. The cartridges are forced out of the clip by the member 0 and they are pushed throughthe opening in the side of the receptacle so that they fall down the inclined chute 7 while, at the same time, a spring (:"atch ic onthe member 0 engages the clip bin such manner that when the member 0 is'moved back, by the moving back of the hand lever to itsstarting point, it will, during such movement, carry away, or eject, the empty clip through the openin at the oppositeside of the receptacle and allow the next full clip to fall into position.

The lower end P of the chute f is so posi tioned' relatively to the cartridge spaces of thedruni' that a cartridge falling therefrom will drop into proper position with its nose ing recess the proper positioning of the cartridge, leaving the chute being further insured by the supporting tongue h (Fig; 3)," Which holdsup'the'bacl'i end ofthe' cartridge until the usual top ring or plate 9 covers the nose of the cartridge and preventsneit rising out of positlon.

' With the discharge of the cartridges from the chute is; effected by'a lever arm 7:

empty the cartridges from the clip binto the inclined chute; f, a connection, orolink Z, bet vveenthe arm 611 of the hand lever (Z and the drum operatinglever arm 76 causesthe latter, through"the medium of the spring catch 70 to correspondingly move and turn the drum in such manner that, the

cartridges fall into position therein. The spring catch 70 is somade. that "during the reverse, or backward movement, of the lever arm k the drum go is not moved, so that, in --efi'ect,' the drum g is given an intermittent movementalvvay'sin one. direction only and corresponding to the discharge of car tridges b 'from the clipsjfb intothe inclined chute f, 'Preferably, one'rnovement of the hand lever empties a clip intolthe' chute and effects such corresponding turning move;

ment of the drump as allows of the cartridges being properly positioned in the drum, .The return movement ofj'the hand movement 'of. the handl lever. The device lever is efle'ote'ch or assisted, by alspring m pulled [into tension during f the forward may be supported on-a'tripod, or, as" i'n the 7 example SllOW11,'.lt may be provided with a depending arm n with aspike n to'stiok in theigroundand a-clampo to fit'on the side of a cartridge box. 1 v I .In order to automatically stop the action of the device if, and'W-he'n, a cartridge fails toreachits proper position so that a blank space Wouldresult; I provide diskp on a rod [7 connected with a lever member 9 fulcrumed at g and- :having' at its end a number of notches g l The disk p on the cartridges inthe drum and, nor,

mally, it is so held up: thereby that the end;

9 is kept clear of the lever arm 01. Should the diskencounter a blanklispajce it immediately 'falls and brings down the end Q2 so that the notches g thereinengage the le er and'prevent the further fill g of hedrumwhich nt e b e ersed, bv pulling out catch g an t rning eak the drum 'g until the empty speeches been! The turning-oft "'e drum 9 tocorrespond "i i the, drum;

filled when the filling operation can again proceed. 1 ll JWhen a, drumhas been filled and-some cartridges remain in the chute) they may be held up by the disk p and so vbe ready' for th'e next 'dnum itoibefilled and also permit it being positioned Without diflicultyy By theuse-{ofdeviee such as above described 'oneman oan'fill'six drums in the time usually taken to fill one sothat every great saving in time and labor is, effected.

Having now fully described my invention What I claim desire to secure by Letters Patent is drums of"LeWisan'dlikemarine guns,

comprising, in; combination, a receptacle for cartridges'mc'lips, a framcarryingthe lieceptacle,me'ans on the frame about which the" drum can term-a member eapablejot l beinggproj ected "into the receptacle t0. 7 force;

the; cartridges from h lips and feed them said'm mber and 2. a [loa g were the .m ali 'r ing the reeeptaclle,]means on theframe'ahoilt w i h the drum can turn; a. membercap b 0f 'i i 9 39i t dintofl he recep' aqle to feed: the cartridgesi to' the drum, and; ajlever I {@189 it oa tu t ng th i i'd member lan thesameftime tur ngflthedrumg A A loading dviceo for;- the ma enta o d um of L wis an li e'maehlne com r sing; in'comb na i a-e f am gp ed to fit on t ezm gaz ne immi centenon th rame 7 about hich efd m ca be rned, a". ecept c on th jfram ,fon5th tojthe ;drum,fandfa le er f oi' actueting he r also at th samei timefturn 9o drum G -LBWiS aB'd iike'm hinelg ne comprising, in'i mbinationge' rtr dg Trei V ceptfacle Vvvithf inclined chute iorf delivering thee rtridgssto the m; 2; framel a ryiw o ecep ion of cartri ge in rclips -alev ripiv ot'e'il on the frame andsconneetible withithe drum to' grn t e s m' and meansjopeliated, 1 by the "lever fQrdischarging the Cartridges" om' h clip 4. A loading devicLfor' the.

drums of 'fl ewi'sf? a djlike m ne guns;

mp i nwm omb na ,a r me'a ep edi 11s frame about whlchthe drumacan befturned, V a e ept cle o t e mme for the re eption ofi't onft fe ,age l ie r m, a ent r; on' t e ofeartnd es in clipaja lever p voted 011.: '7

the frame and: donnectibleiwith the' drhm totem the. same and means pera rbv' t e erv f r di charg n th.

, o a tri' ips n 1' efing. the cl ps:

.-Af1 a i g device l'tbr themsgazne drums of.jLeWis andlike m dhinefg'ul s,

comprising, incombination; ermine aetpea o fi on hemaga lne d um-e cent r for he frame bb iwhi i the arm'- can'ibe' turne ar c ptele.ontheirame i r the rek ception of cartridges ,in clips, a lever pivoted on the frame and connectible with the from the clips when operated in one direction and of ejecting the clips when operated in the opposite direction.

.7 6. A loading device for the magazine w drums of Lewis and like machine guns, comprising, in combination, a frame adapted to fit on the magazine drum, a center on the frame about which the drum can be turned,

7 a receptacle on the frame for the reception of cartridges in clips, a lever pivoted on the frame and connectible with the drum to turn the same and means operated by the a [lever for discharging the cartridges from Copies of this patent may be obtained for the clips to an inclined chute leading from the receptacle to the drum and adapted to feed the cartridges thereto.

'7. A loading device for the magazine drums of Lewis and like machine guns, comprising, in combination, a frame adapted ,tofit on the magazine drum, a center on the frame about which the drum can be turned,

a receptacle on the frame for the reception of cartridges in clips, a lever pivoted on the frame and connectible with the drum to turn the same, means operated by the lever for discharging the cartridges from the clips and means for automatically arresting the feed when a cartridge fails to reach its proper position in the drum.

8. A loading device for the magazine drums of Lewis and like machine guns, comprising, in combination, a frame adapted to fit on the magazine drum, a center on the frame about which the drum can be turned, a receptacle on the frame for the reception of cartridges in clips, a lever pivoted on the frame and connectible with the drum to turn the same, means operated by the lever for discharging the cartridges from the clips and a pivotal lever catch with stop for automatically arresting the feed when a cartridge fails to reach its proper position in the drum.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ERNEST DUNWOODY.

Witnesses ANDREW HAMILTON, J OHN Knox.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

